I had a Mini ITX motherboard laying around so I bought a few items and now Sandy’s got a new mini. I should have it put together shortly. Internally its a Intel DG45FC running a Intel E7600 (3.06GHz core 2) with 2GB of DDR2-800 RAM. Storage is on a Seagate 320GB 2½” 5400RPM SATA hard […]

In preparation for Mutha’s Day celebration, I tried a couple crispy pork belly recipes. After two failures I think I have the right one. Sandy also tried her seared scallops & fennel dish. Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite

I try to avoid powering up my computer on the weekend mornings because I end up geeking til the afternoon. So today right after I made coffee I went out to the backyard. If I sit long enough I see something to shoot. Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite

It’s that time of the year again when all the ducks come into town and search for nesting sites. We see them in the strangest places. Kinda reminds me of HGTV’s House Hunters, or should I say DTV. I hope they’re not victims of the subprime duck mortgages. Nest foreclosures aren’t pretty. Start Slide Show […]

While we were out in the backyard, I spotted a humming bird close to Sandy where she was pruning the bushes. She yelled at me to get the camera. I responded as I usually do, “By the time I get the camera it’ll be gone”. She didn’t take “No” for an answer. What I did […]

A pair of stupid burds decided to construct a 3 bedroom condo right outside our front door directly atop our porch light, without permits. The result is alot of burd crap! I started to build a profile. I believe they are sparrows. The male is middle-aged, plain looking. Most likely a victim of a crime […]

Every time I drive to and from Fed Ex (about once a week) I see at least one pelican in this estuary by the Oakland airport. So today I finally brought my camera and shot a few pictures. What I didn’t expect was for them to be feeding. I ended up shooting 123 photos. Needless […]

Whenever the days are cloudy and cold we look at each other and simultaneously say,”It’s Phò weather.” Sandy orders something different with each visit, me I order the same thing over and over. A small #10 (tai nam sach) with chicken wings. Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite

I can’t remember the last time we got together with Jim, Kelly, Steve & Diane. So it was with great anticipation that we met at the Chop Bar downstairs from their lofts. The food was excellent and the company even better. Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite